The Law: Semi-Tough Justice

When the Big Eight collegiate athletic conference discovered that the
high school transcripts of two football players at the University of
Oklahoma had been altered two years ago, the case upended big-time
college football. The Soonersone of the nation's best teamswere
required to forfeit eight of their 1972 victories and the conference
championship. They were also hit with two seasons of N.C.A.A.
"probation," which barred Oklahoma from bowl games. The two youngsters
involved, Quarterback Kerry Jackson and Center Michael Phillips, were
suspended from the team for a year, even though they were cleared...